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Votes at a glance: Racine County board approves housekeeping ordinance, marina staging agreement and budget amendment
Summary
The board adopted several routine items by majority or voice vote, including an ordinance updating departmental reporting lines, a staging site agreement to support dock replacement activities, and a technical budget amendment; formal tallies were recorded where required.
The Racine County Board approved a package of routine and second-reading items at its meeting.
Among the measures discussed and approved were:
- Resolution 2024-61 (Public Works, Parks and Facilities Committee): Committee recommended a staging and storage area rental agreement to support dock replacement activity that will be used temporarily by Lakeshore Towers Marina; corporate counsel clarified the staging site is at the former Bell Harbor Marina site on West Main Street in the City of Racine, coordinated with county work at Reef Point Marina.
- Ordinance 2024-68: The board updated county ordinances to reflect organizational changes — specifically, formalizing that Performance & Analytics and the Office of Diversity report to the County Executive. Attorney Lansdorf said the changes are bookkeeping to align the code with current practice; the interim county executive is expected to formally appoint the current office heads and present confirmations to the board by year’s end. The board took a majority voice vote on the ordinance and the chair declared the motion passed.
- Resolution 2024-67: A budget amendment correcting line items for bailiff wages in the Clerk of Courts and the water patrol was presented; the presenter said it did not affect the bottom line. Supervisor Rossi said he would vote no and used the opportunity to critique the broader 2025 budget for not including a multi-year operational spending plan and for insufficient reserve and debt-service allocations.
Clerks recorded roll-call tallies where required. One package of majority items was announced as passing 13–4 with 4 absent (clerks later noted an attendance correction for one item), and the board recorded required supermajority results where specified. The meeting concluded with routine announcements and adjournment.
